Matt Pinfield and 'The Power Hour' crew on AXS TV are keeping rock alive

Don't knock the rock when these Jersey guys are around.

AXS TV's “The Power Hour” gets its charge from rock music, hosted by Jersey residents Matt Pinfield and Josh Bernstein, and Caity Babs.

It's only rock 'n' roll, as the Rolling Stones said, but they like it.

“It's always in style and out of style,” said Bernstein, who's also a concert producer and publisher. “The average rock fans who go to the Stone Pony, PNC Bank (Arts Center in Holmdel) and Sayreville (Starland Ballroom), they have no idea of any names on the top 50 of Spotify steaming.

"They wouldn’t know what a Bad Bunny is, or an Adele, they don’t care. It's more of a commentary of how segmented we all are as opposed to losing popularity because rock 'n' roll still dominates all those live events and dominates so much in culture. It's out of sight, out of mind, so we decided to put it in sight.”

“The Power Hour,” which airs at 11 p.m. Thursdays, features interviews, videos, discussion and skits on all things rock. The current season 2 interviewees include Green Day, Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Darryl McDaniels of Run-D.M.C.

There's plenty to talk about.

“You got Guns N' Roses putting out a new song ('The General'), and it sounds more vital than anything they’ve done in a long time and it’s working,” Pinfield said. “The Rolling Stones put out their best record ('Hackney Diamonds') since 1981. It debuted No. 3 on the album chart. And Blink-182 are a pop-punk thing, but they debuted at No. 1 (for 'One More Time').

"The audience is definitely out there and there, (and there's) also new artists and new bands that have developed huge cult followings that people are loving and taking to it as a lifestyle in rock.”

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Speaking about rock icons, Pinfield, an East Brunswick native, is one of the most recognizable faces in the industry, thanks in part to his run on MTV when the channel still had videos in the '90s. Prior to that, he drew a large following at the Melody Bar in New Brunswick in the 1980s, and helped take WHTG-FM in Eatontown to national prominence.

“Sad to say but exciting that ('The Power Hour') is probably the first TV show focused on rock 'n' roll and showing new music videos for rock 'n' roll since the great Matt Pinfield did it originally,” said Bernstein, a resident of Maplewood.

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It's music and some mirth, too, on “The Power Hour.” We don't think Alice Cooper really throw knives at "The Power Hour" crews' pics before a show, but you never know. Check out the embed above.

“We have a lot of fun on the show and we goof around, but at the same time we take the music very seriously and we love that we have a platform to show videos and talk about new music and artists,” Pinfield said. “Rock is certainly not dead.”

Go: The Power Hour, 11 p.m. Thursdays, AXS TV; axs.tv.

Kenny Chesney at MetLife Stadium

When the sun goes down, the good stuff happens.

Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band's Sun Goes Down tour is coming to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Aug. 17, 2024. Tickets, the prices of which have not been released yet, go on sale Friday, Nov. 17. Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker are also part of the tour, which plays Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on June 8, 2024.

“I wanted a name that suggested — obviously — when all the good stuff starts to happen. The one thing I’ve learned about No Shoes Nation and these stadium shows is they start the good times early and they just keep it going,” said Chesney in a statement. “But we all know, when the sun goes down, that’s when people really get loose and enjoy themselves.”

Several prominent country artists have already announced shows at MetLife for next summer. Morgan Wallen's delayed One Night at a Time tour plays May 17 and 18 at the stadium; George Strait, Chris Stapleton, and Little Big Town come through on June 8; and Luke Combs plays July 19 and 20.

Visit metlifestadium.com for more information.

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Matt Pinfield and The Power Hour crew on AXS TV keep rock alive